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What kind of armor and equipment did a knight use?
"Among the earliest metallic armor to be worn by medieval knights was chainmail armor, consisting of tens of thousands of interlocking rings woven painstakingly by hand to form a shirt, coif, or leggings. Because of the mild steel produced in medieval times each ring had to be riveted to keep all the rings from spreading and opening under the weight of the piece. Underneath the metal armor the knight would wear a padded garment known variously as an "aketon," or "gambeson." To this defensive equipment he added a shield, usually made of leather-covered wood, and a helmet. As the medieval arms race progressed and new, more powerful weapons were developed (such as the longbow and crossbow), chainmail became ineffective on its own." "Late in the Middle Ages plate armor began to appear (ca. late 13th/early 14th century), first as reinforcements to vital areas such as the chest and shoulders, and finally as a complete suit (ca. early 15th century). The medieval "knight in shining armor" that most people think of is the fully plate-armored knight. Chainmail armor was now relegated to protecting smaller vital areas that could not be covered with plate armor, such as the groin and under the arms. The shield became smaller, or disappeared altogether as it became unnecessary and redundant."
What are the finest example of surviving medieval paintings?
Huge numbers of very fine paintings on the walls of English churches were sadly destroyed under Henry VIII and (later) Oliver Cromwell, and even during Victorian and later "restoration work". Thanks to the endeavours of the historian E W Tristram during the early 20th century we have his published drawings of many surviving examples of these wall paintings from the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries - many of which have been subsequently destroyed and no longer exist. Similarly, domestic paintings on wooden panels from the medieval period were often destroyed during later eras under "improvement" and "updating" work. We know that English churches before Henry VIII's "reforms" contained icon paintings and elaborate shrines to the Saints, all of which were destroyed in the period 1538 - 1541. The loss of medieval art in this way is incalculable. Surviving examples in England are therefore rare and all are extremely precious, although many are perhaps not of the finest quality - their mere survival is a thing to be treasured. Continental medieval paintings did not suffer in the same way and many very fine examples are to be found in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Greece. See links below for some surviving examples:
How much money does a medieval fuller get paid?
Oh, dude, you're asking about medieval salaries now? Well, a fuller in the Middle Ages probably made around 2-4 shillings a day, but like, that was a long time ago, so I don't think they were buying designer armor or anything with that kind of cash. Medieval times, man, they didn't have Venmo or direct deposit, so it was probably a lot of coins jingling around in those tunics.
What did a blacksmith do in medieval times?
they made armor or silverware for the king or rich villagers. like battle axes or swords they used a furnace to heat the metal then anvil to put red hot metal on it, then a hammer to shape the metal into body armor or swords answered by: cheeseclub123456 and if you play roblox this is my roblox name: cheeseclub123456
When did Get Medieval happen?
Get Medieval happened in 1998.
